Service difficulty report · Lever · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
April 28, 2007
Submitted
May 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23098
Aircraft time
55,862 hours, 42,413 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15A
Part
Lever
Condition
Binding
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
55,862 hours, 42,413 cycles
Component
Thrust Reverser · Boeing · UNKNOWN
Component part number
UNKNOWN
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IN FLIGHT DURING DESCENT INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST THEN STEADY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED WITH THRUST LEVERS BINDING (RESTRICTED) ENGINE 1 WAS SHUTDOWN IAW CHECK LIST. EMERGENCY DECLARED. THRUST REVERSER WAS TRANSFER TO DMI LOG TROUBLESHOOTING IS IN PROCESS.